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0 pointsModernMech2y ago0 comments

"B" students are in fact top students. That you think they aren't is one of the things I've been pushing back on in my career.

I have several learning disabilities including dyslexia and ADHD and was also a top student, so those aren't exactly determinative. Many of my top students are neurodivergent. I get a dozen letters every semester from my top students regarding their learning disabilities.

Excelling in sports and music is also indicative of highly talented students with vast aptitude. Your kids are actually probably far above average, but you can't see that, because your N=2.

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Scubabear682y ago

I’m sorry, are you indicating you know my kids better than I do?

The kids got “B”s because everyone who showed up got Bs. It was social promotion.

This became painfully obvious when the first marking period scores in many classes was F and D in the private school. And was backed up by equally bad standardized testing scores.

ModernMechOP2y ago

No, I don't presume to know your children. But I am more qualified than you to compare them to other children, because that's part of my job (unless it's your job too, I dunno). Based on what you've told me, and that's all I have to go off of, your kids are above average. It's kind of wild to me that you're on here arguing with me that they're not.

Kids who get A's, B's (even some C's); and do sports or music are well on their way to successful futures. The kids getting Fs and Ds who aren't involved in any music or sports are the ones who won't be getting spots at top colleges. That's not to say they can't have successful futures nonetheless.

Maybe so we're all on the same page, you can articulate what the profile of a "top student" looks like to you.

Scubabear682y ago

You need a reality check, dude. The fact that you think you can judge people’s children better than their parents based on a few sentences on HN lays bare your poor assumptions.

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starcraft2wol2y ago

> But I am more qualified than you to compare them to other children

Do you have any evidence that your qualification gives you better comparisons?

mrguyorama2y ago

Wait so the standardized test scores of your kids went significantly down when they went to a private school?

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0 pointsModernMech2y ago0 comments

"B" students are in fact top students. That you think they aren't is one of the things I've been pushing back on in my career.

Excelling in sports and music is also indicative of highly talented students with vast aptitude. Your kids are actually probably far above average, but you can't see that, because your N=2.

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Scubabear682y ago

I’m sorry, are you indicating you know my kids better than I do?

The kids got “B”s because everyone who showed up got Bs. It was social promotion.

This became painfully obvious when the first marking period scores in many classes was F and D in the private school. And was backed up by equally bad standardized testing scores.

ModernMechOP2y ago

Maybe so we're all on the same page, you can articulate what the profile of a "top student" looks like to you.

Scubabear682y ago

You need a reality check, dude. The fact that you think you can judge people’s children better than their parents based on a few sentences on HN lays bare your poor assumptions.

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starcraft2wol2y ago

> But I am more qualified than you to compare them to other children

Do you have any evidence that your qualification gives you better comparisons?

mrguyorama2y ago

Wait so the standardized test scores of your kids went significantly down when they went to a private school?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse